Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Crossing to the Other side ❯ Agreements ( Chapter 3 )

Darkness, heat, mist she felt her mind drifting voices filled the darkness, her sensei was speaking a flash of light and he was standing in front of her.

“Ryuu Katsuo you are needed here awaken!” she looked at the white haired man perplexed. He wasn't wearing the same clothing as the last time, it was different, he was different he had a red vest on, he never wore red he hated the color said it was to powerful a color to wear.

“AWAKEN!” Now he was shouting at her making her head pound, she tried to shut the sound out but it was in her head and she couldn't make it stop he hands wouldn't move.

“AWAKEN!” he reached out and pushed her backwards and once again she was falling dizziness consumed her and she rolled over trying to catch something to stop her spiraling descent.

“Oi, wake up!” That wasn't her sensei, she clutched her head or at least tried to, her hands where bound behind her back as were her legs, her head was resting on something soft.

“Hey go slow you'll puke if you don't.” the voice was gentle almost vibrating in her chest and smooth she wanted to get closer and press her ear to who ever was talking to her so she could feel the voice in her head. Her eye's fluttered open and she rolled over pulling her legs up as her stomach tried to rebel.

“How hard did you hit her you baka?!” A woman's voice this time some what high followed by what sounded suspiciously like a thud, Kat tucked her head into her chest trying to shut the voice out it was to high just yet and was making her pounding head worse causing her to groan.

“I didn't hit her Sakura-chan. She just screamed and passed out!” The mans voice washed over her calming the pounding almost to nothing and she sighed in relief as the feminine voice did not respond.

“Sakura, is she well enough to answer questions?” Another male voice deeper, gruffer then the first but gentle with steel behind it.

“Yes, I'm right here you know.” Kat answered before the woman, Sakura, could.

She would have stayed on her side and spoken to them but strong hands gripped her shoulders and helped her to a sit up, she closed her eyes as the world spun briefly and then focused on her captors. A smell like sun dried laundry and warm spring breezes drifted to her nose and she fought the urge to take a deeper breath, there were some rules you followed when caught and reveling your abilities was not top on the list of answers she was willing to give. She did however take the time to identify where the delicious scent was coming from, it was the blonde, he was sitting not far from and she knew he was the one who helped her up.

“What's your name?” Kat turned her attention to the masked man studying him carefully before answering, his silver hair grabbed her thoughts and she fought a giggle, he was young probably not much older than herself but with that hair if it was natural could easily have deceived even her sensei.

“Ryuu Katsuo, Kat for short.” Now why on earth did she give her real name keeping her own amazement down as he spoke again.

“Were you following us?” Suspicion lased his words she looked at him thinking `yeah right.'

“No.” she kept her answers short this time not giving more then what was asked.

“Were you attacked?” she heard the hidden question `Did you attack some one?' her face a blank she responded.

“No.” she paused technically that wasn't true she was attacked but it was her sensei and that was sparing wasn't it? Her brain tried to answer just as her stomach decided to heave its contents up she swallowed hard against the nausea her vision blurred and for a second she saw double as a voice in her head spoke. “ ` Your body will adjust.'” To confused and nauseas to realize the voice she heard was not her own she blinked her eyes meeting one of the doubles she was still seeing hoping it was the right one.

“So where are you from?” Some where along the line the blonde was sitting closer to her and the six people sitting around her closed the circle tighter she tried to answer she really did, her mouth worked open and closed but no sound came out and a high pitched ringing was making her hearing nearly impossible. She closed her eyes breathing deeply she kept them closed for a few seconds it helped with the spinning and double vision but her hearing was still troubling her.

“Tokyo.” She was whispering now her voice cracking.

Kakashi was watching the girl closely her reactions seemed genuine, he could tell she was having some trouble but he was cautious she had already surprised him once and that was enough. He didn't recognoize the villages name either thinking she must be from some country over the sea it would explain her reaction to Naruto's clones.

“Katsuo-san are you alright?” Naruto leaned toward the girl her eyes still closed not looking at anyone.
”Yess..” her voice dropped low and she slumped forward if Naruto hadn't caught her she would have fallen into the fire.

“Sakura?” concern for the girl he was holding leaked into the blondes voice, Sakura was dumbfounded she didn't know what happened she hadn't sensed anything! She knew however the girl was well and truly out her breathing was to deep and her chakra was calm.

“She fell asleep.” Her eyes widened slightly as she meet Naruto's and she shrugged helplessly.

“She's not wearing a hiatie-eta, and she doesn't have anything on her saying what village she's from, missing nin?” Sasuke asked from across the fire though he was just as surprised by the girls slipping back into unconsciousness as the rest of them it was her reaction to Naruto's Bushins that was puzzling him. She obviously knew how to fight and was damn good at it he thought as he rubbed his sore chin from where she kicked him earlier it didn't help to have the dobe crowing at him about it either.

“It's possible but until she wakes up again we wont know.” Kakashi's eye curved into a smile as the older man stood up going back to his sleeping bag his back to the fire and them.

“You take first watch Naruto.” He called out before drifting off to sleep.

“Hai.”

Sakura checked the sleeping girl again making sure her bindings where secure and that no further injury had harmed the girl before going to her own bag and drifting off to sleep. Sasuke stared at the girl for several long minutes mulling over every thing that had happened since meeting this girl, this was throwing an unexpected hitch in their plans but he was used to that they could work around it.

 

Naruto was propped up on a tree limb his sense's stretched to the fullest, he knew his friends worried about him and Sakura was still mad about the girl from the hot springs normally he would be elated by this but he was distracted by the new enigma sleeping on the ground below him. He had given up his bed roll and pillow for the night but luckily Sasuke-teme was going to let him use his when it was his turn to take watch so sleeping in a preheated blanket for once instead of having to wait while his own body heat warmed it up was appealing.

He looked out into the forest scents carried on the breeze and he could pick them out identify what each was and move on to a another, it was a game he began not long after the Kyuubi and he merged, he was relieved in a way because he didn't have to walk the dark corridor any more to speak to the creature, his mind and body were his own finally but he was sad too even though the stupid fox was an ass most of the time he spoke with him he missed him sometimes, he hadn't been truly alone until that last and now he was and it saddened him. Shaking his blonde head he looked down and was startled to see hazel eyes staring back up at him dropping down to the ground he knelt beside the girl.

“ Your awake.” He said simply and she nodded at him.

“Can you untie me? I give you my word not to attack you or your friends.” He studied the girl intensely for a moment then grinning at her untied her hands and helped her sit up. He didn't miss the pinking of her cheeks as his bare hands touched her skin and he grinned again `Yup Ero-Sennin would be proud.ACK! What am I thinking that pervert would have already propositioned her. Kat rubbed her wrists eyes trained on the ground as she struggled to contain the blush from spreading.

“How do you feel, hungry?” He was sitting so close to her, she could feel the heat from his body and when he spoke it was almost a purr in her ear, controlling the shiver that tried to start down her spine, she meet his deep blue eyes.

“Yes. I haven't eaten since this morning.” Grinning from ear to ear he rummaged though his pack and produced a canteen of water and granola bar both of which he handed to her.

“Sorry but you missed dinner.” She nodded at him again eating in silence as he watched her.

“So are you a missing nin?” Kat choked on her next bit coughing while he thumped her back concern on his face.

“A What??” she could finally breathe again, her hearing must still be playing tricks on her she could have sworn…

“A missing ninja, are you from the Sound?” she stared at him eyebrow twitching her temper flared this had to be Bethany's idea of a joke. Only she could think this up and pay people to do this to her she felt tears prick her eyes it was cruel and there was nothing she could do about it but she would be damned if she played along.

“Very funny, so how did Bethany find you all? Was it an add, I hope she's paying you enough.” He voice devoid of emotion startled the shinobi he regarded the girl from underneath his bangs his forehead protector caught the dieing fire light reflecting in her eyes.

“I don't know any Bethany but I can tell you I am not a joke I will be Hokage some day.” His words were firm and full of conviction and the young woman looked at him before asking her next question.

“Where is here?” she didn't recognize any of the trees and she had been too preoccupied earlier to notice she was no longer in the park.

“Still in the Fire country, about 10 miles from the border to the Sound.”

Kats jaw dropped no this was a joke had to be this wasn't real she was in Tokyo still. The city and its industry were just over that rise in the hills, the boy in front of her keep saying the word sound like it was a city or something confusion raced though her she gasped when her lungs forced her to take a breath not realizing she had been holding it.

“huh?” the weak syllable escaped her lips. Naruto watching the girl realizeing she was confused, he could smell the fear rushing of her in waves but was powerless to do anything about it.

“You ok?” he asked touching her arm, she looked down at his hand on her arm then back at him.

“I don't know.” She answered she couldn't just take him at his word this had to be a joke, only Bethany would be this cruel to her 3 days before the event. His eyes were so sincere and worried she looked at him he was handsome, blue eyes that she could drown in full lips held in a firm line as he looked at her blonde hair and eyebrows, straight nose. Damn him for being so good looking she was attracted to the boy his smell was intoxicating she snapped her head back when she realized she was leaning into him trying to get a better lung full of his scent.

`DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN!!' she ground in her mind she concentrated on the ground not looking up she had to think rational she was given an opportunity here to escape Jesise and the marriage she was being forced into she just had to think of a way to use this to her advantage. She was to distracted by her thoughts to notice him reach and lift her chin to meet his gaze again the question from earlier still there.

“No I am not a missing ninja.” She volunteered relief clearly showing in his eyes.

“Good,” he untied her legs then, “you can come with us to Sound.”

She looked at him intensely ok she could play along for now until she found a way to escape and disappear her family wouldn't miss her these people might be trained but once she got to better ground she just knew she could escape.

“I pretty much figured I would be going with you guys anyway.” She grumbled.

“Dobe.” The dark haired boy was leaning against the tree behind them his black eyes trained on her in a calculating fashion.

“Oi-teme don't call me that.” The blonde growled at him without any real heat in his voice. He turned back to Kat addressing her, “ `Night, Katsuo-san.” And with that he lay down in the vacated sleeping bag snoring contentedly before his head even hit his pillow. Kat remained motionless as the other boy stared at her thinking, Bethany was tricky she hired three decidedly handsome men to participate in her game giving her another reason to despise her older sibling.

“Don't go anywhere.” He told her his voice cold and distant she glared at his back as he jumped into the trees disappearing from view.

“Wouldn't dream of it.” She responded sarcastically before lying back down and giving into the exhaustion she felt. Tomorrow would be soon enough she needed to rest to be ready for it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ryuu Katsuo = Dragon,Victorious child

Hope you liked this so far I am working on a one shot of sorts and hope to have it done shortly and posted. Please review